All CDC members invited to special briefing session on advocacy campaign

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All HSA members working at child development centres around BC are invited to attend a special briefing on the impact of the provincial government’s planned changes to the delivery of services for children and youth with special needs.

The meeting will be held online on March 9 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm Pacific time. More below.

Starbright Children’s Development Centre, serving families in the Kelowna area, recently faced closure as part of a pilot program to establish “family connection centres” – a new model for centralized hubs providing some services currently delivered by child development centres. HSA, along with Starbright staff, parents and community supporters, engaged in government discussions which managed to save Starbright from closure, but we remain concerned about the future of CDCs like Starbright as the government moves ahead with further changes.

While HSA is firmly in support of the provincial government’s goals for improving delivery of services for children and youth with special needs, we are very concerned that the process for selecting future service providers is flawed and must be changed. Any selection process that overlooks established and trusted non-profit organizations like Starbright in favour of private for-profit companies is deeply concerning.

With the establishment of further family connection centres expected next year, we are urging all members working at child development centres to get involved as HSA advocates for these services, the specialized professionals who deliver them, and the families who depend on them.

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